Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-12
W. PREsIDENTS TRLp.


originally intended that it should be a
political boom for the president. it will
turn out that he has made thousands of
votes that will come handy i'm 1888.
We saw the president and wife sever
al times and shook their hands. They
are good looking though not handsome
couple. The president is rather coarser
than his pictures Indicate and Mrs.
Cleveland is taller and more angular
than her pictures represent.
The presidential party started out of
Washington on Friday, September Both.
The first stop of Importance was made
at IlarrOdsburg, and the next at Indian
apolis.
The train is the most complete ever
placed upon the rails in any country.
IL consists of three cars, connected 10y
vestibules and supplied with every pos
sible arrangement which will serve to
lessen the tedium of the long journey.
There are bath rooms, n barber shop.
private sleeping rooms and dining
rooms, bay windows and canary birds,
and even a piano. The entire train
is well lighted by electricity, and the
larder is supplied with provisions
enough to enable the president and his
party to Withstand siege of six weeks
If necessary.
The president arrived in East st.
Louis at ll:45 p. NJ, and aligthed at the
eastern abutment of the bridge on the
Illinois side Of the river, where he was
met by the citizens committee. The
Dongon walls kept out the crowd and
gave ample space for the party to get to
their carriages without crush. Mayor
Francis accompanied the president and
wife, and with guard of twenty police
men the party started across the bridge
at brisk trot. This was the signal
for loud cheers and glare Of firewarks.
The entire bridge was crowded with
people who followed the carriages on
the run. a banner stretched across the
bridge at the Missouri line gave "Wel-
come TO Missouri" At the enterance
TO the city a dense mass of people al
most blocked the road, charge of
mounted police clearing the way. The
cheers swelled into an ovation as the
party passed the gates at the western
end OF the bridge. The city was illu.
minated by a myriad of lights, with
globes of scarlet, green, amber, white
and blue, and decorated in profusiOn
with bunting. Before the president
blazed transparency of himself, and
an the streets to his left hang the tran
sparencies Of Grant and Lincoln. AS
the carriages rolled up on the granite
streets the horses started on more
rapid gait, and the crowd swayed
back to let them pass, an then Joined in
the run to cheer them on. For a dozen
blocks an unbroken line of people stood
on either side, and poured fourth a
vOlumn of sound rs one voice. Leav-
ing the crowd behind the party turned
from Washington avenue and drove
out Lucas place to the home of Mayor
Francis at Vandeyenter place, whose
guests the president and his wife will
be until Monday.
At Vandeventer place, before the
mansion of Mayor Francis, where the
president and Mrs. Cleveland were
resting, crowd collected early to catch
a first glimpse of the cIty's guests.
Soon after 10 o'clock Mr.. Cleveland and
his wife, accompanied by Mayor Francis
and wife appeared, and were driven to
the Washington Avenue Presbyterian
church. In the street and near the
church ediiice many people had assem-
bled, but way was easily made through
tie crowd. and, as the party passed
to the door, the spectators uncovered
their heads, but made no other demon
stration. The auditorium of the church
was crowded, and as the president pass
eel down the aisle many of the congre-
CATION arose. \ pew i'm the front
centre of the auditorium was given
them. The church is on the cornor of
Washington and Compton avenues, and
is magnificent limestone ediiice, with
polished columns of granite and but
tresses and steps of the same. The
usual service was conducted without
Change. The musical programme was
noted for its simplicity, and was given
by the regular choir, After few pre-
limiunrv announcements 4I,o De- n
Brooks read his text from Romans viii,
81: "What shall we then say to these
things? If the God be for us, who can
be against us9" The pastor confined
himself strickly to his text, and refer
ed in no manner to the president, ex-
cept in his closing prayer, when he in
yoked the usual divine blessing on the
Chief Executive of the country. At the
close of the service the president was
escorted from the church, the cOngre-
CATION remaining in their seats to al
low egress, The party were driven to
Mayor Francis's residence, where they
dined, and at z. NJ. they took drive
TO Mr.. Henry Shaw's famous botanical
garden, returning early. The evening
was passed quietly at the mayors home.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland
appeared considerably fatigued from
the trip, but rapidly recuperated.
The splendid weather and warm at
mosphere was married for little while
Sunday night by heavy shower, but
the sun shone most OF the day, and the
prospect for fine weather tomorrow is
good.
Monday morning drive to the fair
grounds occurred. 1t was Children's
Day and the youngsters were out in
great force. They, with mothers, nur-
ses, and friends, packed the seats of
the amphitheater and the surrounding
promenade to the number of sixty thou
sand. A brass band i'm the pagoda in
the center attempted to make itself
heard, but the shrill-voiced children